Mount Abu Tour Guide - 3 Best Places To Visit In Mount Abu

Mount Abu, the only hill station in the state of Rajasthan, is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the country. It is also the best weekend getaway for those who are living in the neighbouring states and cities. Located very close to the Gujrat-Rajasthan border, the hill station is small town consisting of the best of the nature, art, culture, and people.

It is a part of Sirohi district and is home to multiple ancient temples, tall-strong forts, several picturesque locations and spiritual universities. It is a small town with many beautiful landscapes hand-crafted by nature and is also the perfect destination for history, art, and architecture lovers. A week-long tour is sufficient enough to completely explore and understand the Mount Abu tourism and its attractions. The best way of knowing the town is by renting a motorbike and then explore the town. It is a cheap and flexible mode for moving around the city. Bikes are available for Rs 200-300 per day basis. The other option for understanding the city is by hiring a cab or taking the help of tour guide.

Although there is no certain season for touring the town, but people who have been to the town, consider the monsoon as the right time to best enjoy the city tour. It is rain which completes the true beauty of the city. One can simply imagine the droplets of water hitting the ground, while making a nice rhythmic sound, and making the whole environment graciously beautiful.

Even being a small town, there are several interesting and captivating places to visit in Mount Abu. Each of these is astoundingly beautiful and unique in its own way. Following are the three top places in the town, which one simply can't manage to skip in his tour of the town.

• Achalgarh - situated at a short distance away from the town is Achalgarh, which is most famous for the fort built in 14th century on the orders of Rana Kumbha of Mewar. The fort is a tall-proudly standing palace, with best in-its-time design and architecture. The place is bliss for history lovers and adventurers. Besides taking the usual road route, hiking is the best way to reach the place. The place also houses several ancient temples, namely Achaleswar Mahadev Temple and Kantinath Temple; serving as the other tourist attractions in the place.

• Maa Ambika Temple - located at a distance of 45 km from Abu road, the Maa Ambika Temple is one of the major places to visit in Mount Abu and among the most sacred temples in the country. It is a very old temple, dating back to 961 AD. It is also known as the Khajuraho of Rajasthan and consist many fine sculpted structures. A principal image of Ambika, who is considered as the incarnation of Maa Druga, is placed at the centre of the temple. It is surrounded by many other female divinities. Huge rampart wall with beautiful carvings, large sculptures, 17 turrets, and pagoda like roof are the attributes of this temple, making it one of the finest man-made creation in the region.

• Nakki Lake - it is a beautiful lake and an important attraction of the town. It is believed that the god themselves dig the earth and then made this lake; this is how the lake got its name. The lake is surrounded by hills on all sides, people who visit the place mainly come for boating, lake-side walk, visit Toad rock, and view Sunset point.

These were the three best places in the town that has to be in every traveller's places to visit list. Besides the above mentioned there are several other fun places to explore in the town and also a lot to do when in the town. All of these can be best known and explored by visiting the town. So on your next holidays head to this town and explore this ancient part of the nation.

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